We were amazed when Andrew Luck (Colts, 2012) inked his deal on July 19, beating out Cam Newton's previous new-CBA record of July 30. And Eric Fisher of the Chiefs wasn't far behind with his July 26 signing.

Clowney blows them all out of the water, inking with Houston on June 6, which represents the earliest signing of the new CBA era and the quickest signing since 2009.

On that: Several of the old-CBA first picks were taken care of before the draft. But that was under a salary structure that paid unproven players in funny money. Matthew Stafford landed a six-year, $72 million deal when he signed with the Lions on April 25. Of course he signed early.

Same with Jake Long and the Dolphins (although the Fins passed on Matt Ryan at the time) and Mario Williams with the Texans (signability was a major factor in this case).